PER CURIAM:
Terry Ray Uptain appeals from the district court's dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, by which he seeks to set aside his conviction for "bail-jumping" (18 U.S.C. § 3150). Uptain asserts that he was denied the right to effective assistance of counsel at his trial, because his attorney served as the prosecution's chief witness. We reverse.
On August 22, 1975, Uptain was indicted in Shreveport, Louisiana, on charges of wire...
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